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Research

MCDB research programs explore the spectrum of biological processes at the sub-organismal level. These programs both seek to unveil the fundamental functions occurring within and between cells and to apply those discoveries in ways that improve the human condition through advances in biomedicine, agriculture, the environment, and life science-based technology.

Mechanisms of gene expression and function in microorganisms, host protective responses to infection by microbial and viral pathogens, and the molecular basis of pathogenesis and microbial disease processes.